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METABOLIC changes arising during irradiation are of great importance for understanding the mechanism of the effects of radiation. In work on such changes in rats we have used the estimation of oxygen consumption as a general indicator of the metabolic state.
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VACEK, A. Increased Oxygen Consumption in Rats during Irradiation. Nature 184, 197–198 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184197a0
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